What do you love more, football or...?

Euro 2020 was originally due to start in a few days' time, but because of the corona virus it's now been postponed until next year. So for the benefit of anyone who is suffering from football withdrawal symptoms, this week's blog post has a footballing theme!

Here are some interesting results from a survey about the World Cup and specifically what men would be willing to do if England made the World Cup final...

1) Football crazy

Wife: "What are you thinking?"
Husband: "I'm just wondering what the England score is,
er, I mean ... I'm thinking how wonderful it's going
to be to spend the rest of our life together!"

39% of men would pull a sickie if England made the final and they had chance to get a ticket.

2) Football before friends

16% of men would miss a friend's wedding if it clashed with the World Cup final and England were in the final.

We had a discussion about this at work and several people were shocked that some men would miss their friend's wedding to attend the World Cup final, but I have to say I was shocked because I expected the percentage to be a lot higher than this!

3) Till Death the World Cup final do us part

But it gets worse... 6% of men would miss their own wedding if it clashed with the World Cup final!

Even I'm shocked by this!

Ronaldog shows off his footballing skills.

4) Man's best friend

5% of men would be willing to sell their pet dog in return for a chance of attending the World Cup final. It's a lower percentage than would miss their own wedding, so presumably men value their pets more than they value their wives!

5) Swapping one holiday for another

14% of men would cancel a holiday for a chance to attend the World Cup final.

Football or your phone?
You decide...

6) Strange priorities

To round things off, 13% of men would give up their smartphone to attend the World Cup final.

I find this one bizarre. If 13% would give up their smartphone, then that means 87% of men value their smartphone more than a chance to attend the World Cup final. Yet 6% would miss their own wedding!?!? Seriously people, it's just a phone!

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Sadly, I suspect that all of the above information will be irrelevant because I doubt England will make the final of either the Euros or the next World Cup, but I hope I'm wrong!

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Footnote: The survey was carried out by Ladbrokes and was based on the answers of 1,000 England fans.